And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 12:27:32 EST
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Environmental News Network
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>Green radio -- One of America's environmental organizations is going
>into the global radio business. Zero24-7 Web Radio, which formally
>launched this month, is a service of Zero Population Growth -- a
>non-profit environmental organization working to educate people about
>the impact of rapid population growth. Zero24-7 has a mission to provide
>an accessible channel for quality commercial-free eclectic music,
>thought-provoking guests, innovative programs and progressive opinion;
>establish a venue for Progressive issues, artists, people and
>communities who are often overlooked by the mainstream media; and to
>educate people about the joys of listening to quality music and
>programming on the Internet. Contact Mark Daley, ZPG, (202)745-3179.
>
>Rock-a-Bye Baby -- This spring, as you do your yard work, keep our
>feathered friends in mind. "When you're pruning dead limbs in trees, or
>talking about cutting down dead trees, examine them. Be sure that
>there's not a hole that's full of live baby birds, or live baby
>squirrels," says Martha Bentley, a volunteer with the Audubon Society.
>"Try your best not to cut dead limbs or dead trees because the birds
>need that dead wood for nesting. That's why the bluebird has become so
>scarce--because they've lost their nesting holes." To learn more, tune
>in to Earthnews Radio, or email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Story by ENN affiliate
>Science Interchange. (Martha's editorial note: No, it isnt why bluebirds
are
>scarce. Bluebirds are scarce because we've poisoned their food - grubs - and
>destroyed their habit - and cause they are rather shy of homo saps.)
>
>Bioreactor unveiled -- Environmental Products & Technologies
>Corporation's proprietary Bioreactor was introduced to the dairy,
>agricultural, ranch and specialized construction industries at the 32nd
>Annual California Farm Equipment Show and International Exposition last
>week. The Bioreactor is the core of the company's closed-loop waste
>management system for the amelioration of agricultural waste. The
>Bioreactor can be installed on-site and sized to the volume of the waste
>stream. The system converts animal waste into a stable, mature
>end-product compost within three days versus a process time of 90 to 120
>days for typical systems.
>
>Bird kills -- Tinker Air Force Base decided Feb. 12 to cease the use of
>Fenthion-laced bird perches to control bird populations around its
>runways. The decision was praised by the Humane Society of the United
>States, an animal rights organization that had filed a lawsuit Feb. 4
>citing numerous violations of federal laws. "The devastating effects of
>Fenthion are far-reaching. And since its use kills without
>discrimination, this action will save certain migratory and endangered
>avian species, as well as hundreds of other animals," said Patricia R.
>Lane, director of program management and regulatory affairs for wildlife
>and habitat protection at the society.
>
>Dam action -- The International Day of Action Against Dams and for
>Rivers, Water and Life will be held March 14. Last year, more than 50
>actions took place in 24 countries, including Brazil, India, Thailand,
>Australia, Russia, Japan and the United States. At least 10,000 people
>participated in demonstrations, letter-writing campaigns, river cleanups
>and canoe trips. This year, more than 100,000 people are expected to
>join in. Contact your local river group to see what's happening on your
>watershed, or contact International Rivers Network for more information.
>
>
>Grazing fee -- The grazing fee for Western public lands administered by
>the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service will be $1.35 per
>animal unit month in 1999, which is the same amount charged in 1998. The
>formula used for calculating the fee, established by Congress in the
>1978 Public Rangelands Improvement Act, has continued under a
>presidential Executive Order issued in 1986. An animal unit month is the
>amount of forage needed to sustain one cow and her calf, one horse, or
>five sheep or goats for a month. Under the 1986 presidential Executive
>Order, the grazing fee cannot fall below $1.35 per animal unit month.
>(Martha's comment - where are the animal units for elk, bison, deer,
>pronghorn, bighorns, moose?)
>
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